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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Mexico: Intervention at Closing Session of UNPFII May 23

At the end of the thirteenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous
Issues, my Delegation cannot but express our deep dissapointment and preocupation on
how the preparatory process for the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples has
been conducted.

As is known, my delegation and the group of countries that support the World
Conference have made ​​efforts to find avenues and compromise formulas that
allow us to advance in a manner that is inclusive, transparent and predictable
towards the celebration of a successful World Conference on Indigenous Peoples.

As evidenced by the adoption by consensus decision establishing the modalities
for the full, effective and equal participation of indigenous peoples, the
realization of this conference is an objective that the UN membership and
indigenous peoples share.

Therefore, we would like to submit for the record, in a gesture of flexibility
and constructive spirit, Mexico and the group of countries that supported the
Conference accepted the proposal submitted by the President of the General
Assembly on May 19. This, was dependent
upon that indigenous peoples showed flexibility and willingness to participate,
in accepting this proposal.

Unfortunately, despite all this, we still have not received clear instructions on
how to proceed on this issue, which is of the greatest importance to this
organization, and especially for Latin America and the Caribbean in the ongoing
fight against discrimination, exclusion and racism against indigenous Peoples.

Madam President,
My country wishes to reiterate its firm to continue to build a new relationship
with indigenous peoples, based on the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples, with an intercultural perspective, respect and good faith commitment.

We make an urgent call to the President of the General Assembly to indicate to us on how to proceed
on behalf of the Conference.

In addition, we shall remain attentive to the recommendations of the experts of
this Forum on this issue.